The Latest: Merz leads in Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.
The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.
A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...
The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...
Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...
Germany's election on Sunday delivered a win to the conservative opposition as well as a historic surge in support for the ...
Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...
Volunteers prepare postal votes during the German national election in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP ...
Germany's opposition conservatives CDU/CSU won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be ...
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
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